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The Overall Pakman Awards winner was The Killarney Park & The Ross. Pictured at the 2023 Pakman Awards are from left, Killian Tracey, local independent bar owner, Louise Byrne, Sustainability Manager, and Ciara Treacy, Hotel Manager, from The Killarney Park & The Ross initiative. Photo: Naoise Culhane
THE Killarney Park and The Ross has been named the Overall Winner at the Pakman Awards 2023 for its outstanding work helping Ireland increase its waste recycling rates.
The community-led Coffee Cup Project was also awarded the Environmental Education and Awareness Initiative Award at a ceremony on Thursday night at The Shelbourne Hotel in Dublin.
The Killarney Park and The Ross set up a grassroots project called The Killarney Coffee Cup Project with the goal of eliminating single use coffee cups from Killarney town centre.
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This initiative has resulted in the elimination of almost 70,000 cups. This project endeavours to change behaviours and perceptions towards single use items and strives to promote a beneficial transition to a circular economy.
The initiative was also nominated for the Community Recycling Initiative Award and the Innovation in Waste Resource Products or Services Award.
Repak’s Pakman Awards are held annually and celebrate Ireland’s recycling and waste management champions who lead the way in their commitments to sustainability and the environment.
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